Belgium: Legal Gender Recognition Law (2017)

August 21, 2018

Belgium: Legal Gender Recognition Law (2017)

Belgium's progressive Legal Gender Recognition Law (2017) allows a simplified administrative procedure for gender marker and name change.

August 16, 2018

OII Europe & TGEU Criticise Third Gender Marker Proposal (Germany)

OII Europe & TGEU critique Germany's Third Gender Marker proposal, emphasising concerns on self-determination, privacy, and medicalisation. Read more.

European Court of Human Rights building

Third Party Intervention X v. Romania and Y v. Romania

TGEU and ILGA-Europe intervention at the European Court of Human Rights, addressing trans rights violations and challenging pathologising procedures.

TGEU Position Paper on Gender Markers

Explore TGEU's stance on gender markers in official documents, advocating for full abolition of gender markers on official identity documents.

Summary of the positive aspects (self-determination for adults) and negative aspects (medicalisation for minors) of the law, set against the backdrop of the Portugal map and flag.

Portugal Votes for Self-Determination, Keeps Medicalisation for Minors

Portugal adopts self-determination for legal gender recognition but introduces barriers for minors. TGEU applauds progress yet regrets age-related hurdles.

Traffic prohibition sign with the text 'President vetoes law' overlapping the text 'Portugal votes for self-determination'

Portugal Can Still Be Legislative Innovators on LGBTI Equality – Don’t Stop Now!

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has chosen to veto the ground-breaking law passed by parliament on 13 April.

Detail of an ID with an X for the Sex option

November 21, 2017

Third Gender Marker Options in Europe and Beyond

Unspecified/third gender marker option is an important issue for many people in trans and intersex communities. Explore which countries introduced it and how.

Text 'Joint statement - German Constitutional Court demands a new regulation of sex registrationalong' and the quote 'This ground-breaking judgement is a beacon of hope for anyone outside the norms of sex and gender in Germany and Europe', along with the logos of OII Europe, OII Germany, Bundesvereinigung Trans*, and TGEU

statement & call to action

November 8, 2017

Joint Statement: Civil Society Welcomes Ground-Breaking German Constitutional Court Demand for a New Regulation of Sex Registration

With a ground-breaking decision, the German Constitutional Court suggests to either introduce a third gender option or to completely waive the registration.

October 16, 2017

TGEU Submission to Russian Legal Gender Recognition Proposal

Read TGEU submission to the Public Consultation on gender reassignment published by the Russian Ministry of Health.

October 5, 2017

Trans Women Win Right to Recognition in Macedonian Court

The Administrative Court in Macedonia decided this week in two cases that the trans women claimants had the right to documents reflecting their gender identity.

Belgian Parliament board displays voting results on the gender recognition law reform: 117 votes in favor, 6 abstentions.

Belgium – New Gender Recognition Law With Obstacles

Belgian Parliament approves gender recognition law reform, removing medical requirements but faces criticism for remaining hurdles. TGEU urges continued collaboration for self-determination.

European Court of Human Rights office

Third Party Intervention in Y.T. v. Bulgaria Case

New report by TGEU highlights anti-trans hate crimes in Eastern Europe & Central Asia. Urgent call for awareness and protection.